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No, New York is not a community property state.
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No they are not going to be personally responsible for the debt. One of the primary reasons to open an estate is to resolve such debts. The estate has to pay off the debts. If the estate cannot do so, they distribute as best they can. If the court approves the distribution, the debts are ended.
The estate is required to liquidate such debts. In most cases the surviving spouse will be deemed to have benefited from the loans and be required to pay them back.
No, an authorized user has no obligation to pay back the debt and the credit card company cannot make you pay the debt. They can request payment from the estate if there is an estate left.
The deceased estate is responsible for repayment of debt, with secured debts taking priority. With the exeption of property which is ruled exempt to probate procedures, assets will not be distributed to named heirs until debts are satisfied.
The fact that the couple are still married but not living together is not relevant. New York is not a community property state, that means each spouse is solely responsible for any debts made that were not jointly incurred.
In the state of the deceased's legal residence, New Jersey.
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New York is not a community property state, solely owed debts are the responsibility of the spouse who incurred such. Assets belonging to the deceased that are not considered exempt under state probate laws will be used to pay outstanding debts according to the priority. The surviving spouse is entitled by law to specific amounts of property and assets that are not subject to probate distribution or creditor action. NY is a TBE state therefore the family home and all belongings, at least one vehicle, death benefits from life insurance policies, some pensions (or a portion thereof)and any joint marital assets or property do not become a part of probate procedure and cannot be attached or incumbered for creditor debt. THEY WILL GO AFTER HIS ESTATE FOR THE MONEY
In New York, parents are legally responsible for their child until the child turns 21 years old.